Pole appliance.



- No. 780,858. PATENTED JAN. 24, 1905.

f T. H. BRIGG.

POLE APPLIANGE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 24, 1904.

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W/TNESSES: /NVENTH No. 780,858; PATENTED JN. 24,' 1905.

T. H. BRIGG.

POLE APPLIANCES.

APPLICATION FILED 11113.24, 1904.

UNITED STATES Patented January 24, 190

PATENT OFFICE.

POLE APPLIANCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 780,858, dated January 24, 1905.

Application filed March 24, 19044. Serial No. 199.715.

To @ZZ whom, t mrtg cmi/cern,-

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. BRIGG, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and a resident of Bradford, county of Yrk,England, have invented a new and Improved Pole Appliance, of which the following' is a full, clear, and exact description.

` The invention relates tocarriages and wagonsi and its object is to provide a new and improved pole appliance arranged to enable draft-animals when retarding 0r backing to exert their muscular powers in lines parallel to the axis of the pole, thereby preventing sidewise pull and-"insuring a full and uniform utilization of the backing power in the forelegs of the animals, as the muscular efforts of the animals are then shared by the forward and rearward muscles of the Withers and hind quarters, and all mauling or knocking about of the animals so frequently observed in backinghorses attached to heavy civil or military transport vehicles as at present arranged is .com pletely avoided.

The invention consists of novel features-and parts and combinations of the same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is 3 is a perspective view of theimprovement arranged for use on heavy vehicles, and Fig.

'4 is a like View of the improvement as arranged for use on light vehicles.

On the top of the pole A, a distance from the front end or terminal of the pole, is secured a carrier or head B, provided at its sides with eyes B', engaged by eyes on'ar'ms or links C, extending'forwardly, outwardly, and downwardly, as plainly indicated in Figs. l, 2, and 3, and the outer or free forked ends of the said arms or links C carry pivots D, extending through links E, connected by chains or similar iiexible connections F with a bar Gr, clipped or otherwise secured to the under side of the pole A at the front end or terminal of the said pole. The links E are also connected by chains orl similar flexible connections H with rings on the hames of the animals collars I, the said flexible connections H Standing approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pole A, while the Hexible connections F are arranged approximately at right angles to the pole.` By the arrangement described the flexible connections F prevent a l 'parallel to the axis of the pole A, as thel arms or links C are prevented from swinging rearwardly', and the pull exerted on the said links by the flexible connections H is transmitted to the carrier B. and pole A. l

From the foregoing it will be seen that owing to the straight pullexerted by the animais" a full and uniform utilization of the backing power of both fore-legs of each animal isl obtained, as the muscular efforts of the animals may be advantageously shared by the forward and rearward muscles of the Withers and hind quarters. l It is a well-known fact that horses canno retard or back with as much force as they Ican pull, as the 'conditions imposed upon the animals by present constructions are such as to make it impossible for the horses to do other than perform nearly the whole of ltheir back- Y ing and retarding with one leg-that is, with the one fore-leg-nearest to the pole-and horses instinctively turn their rear quarters hard against their outside traces to avoid the otherwise painful effects. Thus horses as now hitched to vehicles are compelled to exert more power through themuscles of one foreleg than ought to be exerted through the muscles of both fore-legs, due to the Obliquity of such resisting forces. By the arrangement described the animals back straight andthe backing force is equally exerted through both fore-legs.

By arranging the arms or links C in the manner described and relative tothe transverse connections F it is evident that the latter form a compound-acting tie-rod for preventing the arms C from swinging backward and for preventing the arms from rising above a limited distance.

As illustrated in Fig. 4, the carrier or head B2 is secured to the pole A a distance from the front end thereof, and the arms or links C/ are pivotally connected with the sides of the said carrier and also pivotally connected by straps or similar flexible connections F with a head G', attached to the front end of the pole A. The free ends of the arms or links C in this case extend upwardly and forwardly and connect directly at their free ends with the hames of the collars, as plainly indicated in Fig. 4.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A pole appliance comprising a carrier for attachment to the pole a distance from the terminal thereof, arms pivotally connected to the carrier and extending forwardly outwardly and downwardly from said carrier-,and flexible connections between the pole and the outer ends of said arms, said connections lying in a straight line extending from the outer end of one arm to the outer end of the other arm.

2. A pole appliance comprising a carrier for attachment to the pole, a distance from the terminal thereof, arms pivotally connected with the said carrier and extending downwardly therefrom in a forward and outward direction,

and flexible connections between the terminal of the pole and the outward ends of the said arms, said connections being shorter than the arms.

3. pole appliance comprising a carrier for attachment to the pole a distance from the end thereof, arms pivotally connected to the carrier and extending forwardly outwardly and downwardly from the said carrier, and flexible connections between the front end of the pole and the outer ends of the said arms.

- ecosse 4. A pole appliance comprising a carrier for attachment to the pole a distance from the end thereof, arms pivotally eonnected to the carrier and extending forwardly outwardly and downwardly from the said carrier, flexible connections between the front end of the pole and the outer ends of the said arms said connections being shorter than the arms, and flexible connections between the outer ends of the said arms and the animals collars.

5. A pole appliance comprising a carrier secured to the pole a distance from the terminal thereof, the carrier having sidewiseeextending eyes above the pole, arms pivotally connected with the said eyes and extending obliquely forward, liexible connections between the terminal of the pole and thefree ends of the said arms, and a flexible connection between the free ends of the said arms and the animals collars.

6. A pole appliance comprising a carrier secured to the, pole a distance from the terminal thereof, the carrier having sidewise-extemling eyes above the pole, arms pivotal] y connected with the said eyes and extending obliquely forward and downward, flexible connections between the terminal of the pole and the free ends of the said arms, the said flexible connections being secured to the 4under side of the pole at the terminal, and a llexible connection between the free ends of the said arms and the animals collars.

7. A pole appliance comprising a carrier for attachment to the pole, a distance from the terminal thereof, arms pivotally connected with said carrier and extending downwardly therefrom in a forwardly and outward direction, and flexible connections between the outer ends of the arms and the pole, the inner ends of said connections being secured to the pole at a point located in advance of and below the inner pivoted ends of said arms.

In testimony whereof l have signed lny name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

" T1IOl\'lAS H. lllflhtl.

ldfitnesses:

Trino. G. Hos'rnn, EVERARD BOLTON Maus i 1.x Lr.. 

